Wrapper for newspapers, periodicals, and the like.



E'. H. RODEN. WRAPPERFOR NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV- 24 I913- I Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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' EPHRAIM H. RODEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

- WRAPPER FOR NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 24, 1913. Serial No. 802,629.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EPHRAIM H. RoDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wrappers for Newspapers, Periodicals, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to wrappers adapted for rolling around periodicals, newspapers and packages of various kinds, and being provided with means forpasting or otherwise securing the wrapper in its retaining position around the package; and the invention is particularly applicable to the class of wrappers for newspapers and periodicals known as self-opening or string wrappers, in which the flap of thewrapper isprovided on its under side with a fracturing element, as a string, with the end of the string terminating in or adjacent a tongue or strip of material separated from-the main body of the wrapper in such a manner asto enable the same to be grasped by the hand of the operator for tearing or pulling the tongue and at the same time pulling the string or other element to fracture the wrapper.

The invention is particularly applicable to the class ofstring wrappers in which the fracturing strings terminate, as stated, in a tongue separated for a portion of its length at least from the body portion of the wrapper, and it is a primary object of the invention to so construct the wrapper and the tongue. by the employment of suitable coloringmedia, as to cause the tongue to be conspicuous and indicate to the operator theeXact portion to grasp in operating the fracturing string.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description and from the preferred embodiment of the invention, which is illustrated also in the drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing,-Figure 1 is a plan viewof the outside, or address side, of a string wrapper embodying one form of the invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a periodical rolled and having the wrapper placed thereon in position for mailing and in condition for the operating tongue or tongues to be grasped for the purpose of fracturing the wrapper by the fracturing string; Fig. 3 is a broken detail view of the reverse or under side of a portion of the wrapper ad- ]acent one of the tongues in which the fracturing string terminates, and showing the means of forming the tongue and the securement of the string therein; and Fig. 4 is a'broken View of one end of a package, illustrating a modified form of the invention, in which the material of the tongue itself is colored, instead of the wrapper beneath the tongue.

The body of the wrapper is designated generally by the reference character 10, and the fracturing string by 11. The string 11 terminates at each end of the wrapper, and,

' for the purpose of securing the string to the wrapper, and particularly to the-tongue for operating the fracturing string, the ends of the wrapper on either side of the string terminals are cut by the angular slits or cuts 12' converging inwardly. but not intersecting. The flaps of material thus cut from the body of the wrapper are then preferably folded inwardly and upon the string terminals andare pasted thereupon, as indicated, by the flaps 13, Fig. 3. This construction results in the secure fastening between the string Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

terminals and the paper of the wrapper v body, and forms a tongue, designated gener ally by the reference character 14, which, when grasped by the operator, will certainly result in sufficient stress upon the string to fracture the wrapper. Such construction at the same time results in producing the V-shaped indentations on each side of the tongues 14, these openings or indentations being bounded by'the cuts 12 on one side and the sides of the tongues. 14 on the other.

So much of the construction of the wrap-v peras heretofore described constitutes no part of the present invention. It has been. found, in employing wrappers with tongues similar to the tongue 14, that some users overlook the fact that the wrapper is provided with string and with the tongues for enabling the operator to open the wrapper. This has at times resulted in theplacing of printed matter or directions on the outside of wrappers of this description, calling the attention of the recipient of the package or mailed matter to the fact that the wrapper is provided with the automatic opening feature.

On certain classes of mail matter, the postal regulations of the United States and other countries prohibit the use of any printwrap accomplished as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2,

inclusive, by providing coloredstrips at or near the ends, so that these colored portions of the wrapper will underlie the tongues 14 when the wrapper is folded and secured around the package or periodical. These colored portions of the wrapper are indicated by the reference character 15, Fig. 1, and may extend 'a sufficient distance in length and width to insure that portions of these colored strips will underlie the tongues 14, and particularly the openings on either side thereof, whenever the wrapper is in sealed position on the package or periodical, regardless of the sizethereof. Ifhe fact that the colored portions 15 underlie the tongues 14, and particularly the openings on either side thereof, being visible through these openings or recesses, renders the tongues 14 plainly visible and conspicuous to attract the operators attention, making it unnecessary to use printed matter for calling attention to the automatic opening feature of the per. Although the .method of constructing a wrapper as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, as described, is preferred, a modification of ,the invention is illustrated in Fig. 4, in which the tongues are rendered conspicuous by coloring their outer or exposed surfaces, as indicated at 14*; with a coloring of a shade in distinct contrast to the coloring of the. body of the wrapper, in the same manner that the colored strips 15 should be of a color contrasting sharply with the color of the wrapper body, of Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive.

In order that the invention might be .un-

derst'ood, details of the preferred embodiments have been shown and specifically described, but it will be apparent that persons skilled in this art may vary the details of.

the construction shownand described, without departing from the invention.

I claim:

1. A device of the kind described comprising a wrapper sheet wound in a plurality of convolutions, the outermost of said convolutions being provided with spaced cuts in one edge exposing portions of the next convolution and the exposed portions of the latter being of a color different from the portion of said outermost convolution between said cuts to clearly distinguish said last mentioned. portion.

2. A wrapper for newspapers, periodicals and the like provided with an'opening string terminating in a tongue formed from the material of the wrapper adjacent the marginal edge thereof, and a field on the wrapper of a color contrasting to the body of the -wrapper, being adapted to underlie the said tongue when the wrapper is in folded position for rendering the outline of the tongue conspicuous.

3. A wrapper for newspapers and the like, comprising a substantially rectangular sheet having two notches formed in one of its edges providing a tongue between the notches, and a portion along the edge of the sheet containing the notches being colored in a color different from the color of the sheet and adapted to be exposed to said notches when the sheet is formed in a wrapper for rendering the tongue conspicuous.

4. A device of the kind described comprisinga wrapper sheet wound in a plurality of convolutions, the outermost of said oonvolutiofis being provided with two outs in one edge forming a tongue between the cuts and exposing portions of the next convolution at the edges of the tongue, the ex posed portions of said last mentioned con volution and said tongue being of contrasting colors to render the tongue conspicuous, and a means for severing the, sheet secured to the latter and having one of its ends terminating with said tongue. v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificatiom'in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 20th day of November, A. D. 1913.

. EPHRAIM H. RODEN. I

-Witnesses:

ALLENA Orro'rr, ARTHUR L. SPRINKLE.

Correciioh ln Letters Patent No 1,148,929.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,148,929, granted August 3,

1915, upon the application of Ephraim H. Roden, of Chicago, Illinois, for on improvement in Wrappers for Newspapers, Periodicals, and the Like," an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction follows: Page 2, line 81, for the Word to, second occurrence, read through; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent 011506. I

Signed and sealed this 11th day of January; D., 1916.

[SEAL] I F V J. T. NEWTON,

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